Angelina Jolie Has Preventive Mastectomy

5/14/2013 8:45AM

The Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie said that she has had both of her breasts removed because of the high genetic risk of her getting cancer. She said that the procedure will reduce her chances of getting breast cancer to 5% from 87%. Photo: Getty Images

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